Olga Vladimirovna Nodvikova
Breastfeeding Specialist International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (2018 — 2023)
Functional diagnostics physician of the first qualification category (Echocardiography, Ultrasound vascular studies)

Education
- 1996 – 2002 Studies at Bashkir State Medical University (BSMU), Pediatrics
- 2002 – 2003 Residency in “Pediatric Surgery with Advanced Study in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation” at the Department of Pediatric Surgery based at the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution RDCH.
- 2003 Primary Specialization in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation at the Institute of Postgraduate Education, BSMU
- 2005 Advanced Training, Course “Emergency Conditions in Neonatology” at the Institute of Postgraduate Education, BSMU
- 2007 Advanced training in the specialty of anesthesiology and resuscitation, cycle “Neonatal Resuscitation and Intensive Care” at the St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy
- 2010 Participant in the WHO/UNICEF program “Breastfeeding Counseling” ROO Center “Tender Age”
- 2015 Professional retraining at the Department of Clinical Functional Diagnostics of the Institute of Continuing Professional Education of BSMU in the specialty “Functional Diagnostics”
- 2015 Training as an instructor for the WHO/UNICEF “Breastfeeding Counseling” program BSMU/Russian Association of Physicians in Support of Breastfeeding.
- 2015 Advanced Training Course for Breastfeeding Consultants “New Level”
- 2016City Advanced Training Course “Breastfeeding” Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2 BSMU
- 2016 PC “Clinical Echocardiography” at the Department of Clinical Functional Diagnostics, Institute of Continuing Professional Education, BSMU
- 2017 – 2018 Distance Communication Skills Improvement Training by La Leche League from La Leche League International
- 2017 Course “Effective Interaction in the Doctor-Patient System” by the charitable foundation “Light in Hands” for parents in difficult life situations
- 2018 Certification exam from International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners with assignment International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
- 2019 Professional retraining in the specialty “Dietitian-Consultant” by “National Institute of Professional Education, Ltd.”
- 2019 Professional retraining in the specialty “Neonatology” at the Department of Faculty Pediatrics with courses in pediatrics, neonatology, and the simulation center of the Institute of Continuing Professional Education, BSMU
- 2019 «Right heart master class» 123sonoggraphy, Vienna, Austria.
- 2020 PC Functional Diagnostics at the Department of Clinical Functional Diagnostics, Institute of Continuing Professional Education, BSMU
- 2020 PC “Echocardiography in Children with Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Defects”
Intelligent neurosurgery clinic, Ltd, Yekaterinburg
Work Experience
- 2001 Pediatric Nurse, Children’s Polyclinic No. 5, Ufa
- 2001 – 2002 Nurse in the Department of Anesthesiology and Neonatal Intensive Care at the State Children’s Clinical Hospital
- 2002 – 2003 Intern doctor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation No. 2 (Neonatal) GBUZ RDKB
- 2003 – 2005 Anesthesiologist-resuscitator in the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation No. 2 (Neonates) at the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution RDCH
- 2005 – 2006 Neonatologist in the observation department of Maternity Hospital No. 3, Ufa
- 2006 – 2015 Anesthesiologist-resuscitator in the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation No. 2 (Neonates) at the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution RDCH
- 2015 Currently – physician of functional diagnostics at the Department of Functional Diagnostics, State Budgetary Healthcare Institution RDCH
- 2020 Currently – part-time neonatologist in the neonatal pathology department at the State Children’s Clinical Hospital.
- 2010 – 2012 Breastfeeding Consultation at the NGO Center “Tender Age”
- 2014 – to the present Consultant – volunteer, leading support groups for the international breastfeeding support organization La Leche League
- 2015 — to the present time Consulting on breastfeeding for mothers in the neonatal unit of the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution RDCHB
- 2019 — currently a Member European Lactation Consultants Alliance
- 2019 — Currently a Member of the Russian Branch of the European Alliance of Breastfeeding Consultants
Awards
Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Publications
O.V. Nodvikova , S.M. Askhadullina, O.L. Lukoyanova, T.E. Borovik, T.V. Kazyukova. Evaluation of the Bacteriological Effectiveness of Using the PE-4300 Water Laboratory Bath for Pasteurizing Expressed Breast Milk. Pediatrics named after G.N. Speransky. 2024; 103 (1): 166-173 – DOI: 10.24110/0031-403X-2024-103-1-166-173
Presentations
- 2018XX Congress of Pediatricians of Russia with International Participation “Current Issues in Pediatrics” with the report “First Experience of a Donor Breast Milk Bank in the Republic of Bashkortostan” R.Z. Akhmetshin, G.M. Galieva, R.M. Galimova, O.V. Nodvikova
- 2019Euro-Asian Neonatal Forum with the report “First Experience of Donor Breast Milk Bank Operation in the Republic of Bashkortostan” R.Z. Akhmetshin, O.V. Nodvikova
- 2019**Echocardiographic Criteria for Diagnosing Neonatal Shock in the Intensive Care Unit. Implementation Experience at the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Republican Children’s Clinical Hospital**
Conferences
- 2016 II All-Russian Interactive Conference of the Russian Association of Perinatal Medicine Specialists and the Union of Pediatricians of Russia “Current Issues in Modern Perinatology: A Complex Case”
- 2018 Delegate Gold Lactation Online Conference 2018 27,5 hours
- 2018 Delegate Gold Lactation Online Conference 2018 Optimizing Milk Productions 6 hours
- 2018 Gold Learning Online Tongue-tie Symposium 2018 4 hours
- 2018 Delegate Gold Neonatal Online Conference 2018 11,5 hours
- 2018 Delegate Gold Neonatal Online Conference 2018 Mental Health in the NICU 4 hours
- 2018 Delegate Gold Neonatal Online Conference 2018 Breastfeeding in the NICU 4 hours
- 2019 Delegate Gold Lactation Online Conference 2019 27,5 hours
- 2019 Gold Lactation Online Conference Exploring Ethics for Lactation Consultants 5 hours
- 2019 Gold Lactation Online Conference Focus on Foundations Lecture Pack 2019 6 hours
- 2020 Delegate Gold Lactation Online Conference 2020 32,5 hours
- 2020 Delegate Gold Neonatal Online Conference 2020 11,5 hours
- 2020 Gold Lactation Online Conference Breastfeeding and Medically Complex Infants Lecture Pack 2020 6 hours
- 2020 Gold Neonatal Online Conference Tools of the Lactation Trade Lecture Pack 2020 6 hours
Skills
- Knowledge and skills of a breastfeeding consultant, in accordance with the clinical competence for the practice of breastfeeding consultants certified by the international board IBCLCs®)
- Knowledge and Skills of a Neonatologist in Accordance with Qualification Requirements neonatologist
- Knowledge and Skills of a Functional Diagnostics Physician According to the Requirements of the Qualification Characteristics functional diagnostics doctor





